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13 §1101-A. Definition

13 ME Rev Stat § 1101-A (2019) (N/A)
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§1101-A. Definition

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   [PL 2003, c. 421, §1 (AMD).]

1.  Ancient burying ground.  "Ancient burying ground" means a private cemetery established before 1880.

[PL 1999, c. 700, §2 (NEW).]

2.  Columbarium.  "Columbarium" means a structure or room or space in a mausoleum or other building containing niches or recesses for disposition of cremated human remains.

[PL 2003, c. 421, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Community mausoleum.  "Community mausoleum" means an aboveground structure designed for entombment of human remains of the general public, as opposed to the entombment of the remains of family members in a privately owned, family mausoleum of no more than 6 crypts.

[PL 2003, c. 421, §1 (NEW).]

4.  Public burying ground.  "Public burying ground" means a burying ground or cemetery in which any person may be buried without regard to religious or other affiliation and includes a cemetery owned and operated by a municipality, a cemetery corporation or a cemetery association.

[PL 2013, c. 524, §2 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1999, c. 700, §2 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 421, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 524, §2 (AMD).

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